Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Mendocino County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Mendocino County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Mendocino County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Encampment Sanitation
Camping is banned at any time on public parks, sidewalks, streets, floodways, ocean beaches and private property without consent, with a narrow homeless exemption between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Unauthorized storage of camp gear on public property is also a nuisance.
Mendocino County Camping and Encampment Rules
Significant RestrictionsMendocino County Code Sec. 14.32.030(A) (Unlawful Camping)
Except as provided in the MCC, it is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to camp, or to establish, maintain, operate or occupy a camp site or camp facilities, including a recreational vehicle or motor vehicle used as camp facilities, or store or use camp paraphernalia in or upon the following areas, at any time, unless expressly authorized by the MCC:(1)Any public park;(2)Any sidewalk...
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